The Rams Would Not Be a Fit in Los Angeles

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It has been nearly 15 years since the Rams moved from Los Angeles, well really Anaheim, to St. Louis.  In that time the team has won a Super Bowl, appeared in another and was a power house team from 1999 to 2002. 

While many years have passed, like so many teams there is still a desire among older Rams fans to see the team in LA.  It may not be a strong desire but their is no doubt it remains.

This issue would probably be lessened if there was another team in Los Angeles but since 1995 no team has moved or expanded to the City of Angels. 

In fact much of the problem is that the Angelinos them selves have had little desire to make it happen.  They lost out to Houston in the last expansion in 2002.  The city as a whole has no desire for team.

Unlike New York or Chicago where their is more and more desire for teams.  In Southern California there is only a weak faint trace.  Most teams, not named the Lakers, have struggled to attract fans consistently. 

Even the Dodgers have their ups and downs with attendance and interest. 

So it is no surprise that little has been made for the NFL to get a team back their even if they would love it.

St. Louis on the other hand has a solid following.  Except for the NHL St. Louis Blues the teams have been well supported in rough times as well as good. 

For some the anger at the loss of the Football Cardinals to Arizona is still a bitter pill.

In other words St. Louis is a sports town.  It cares and it lives and dies by its teams.  The Rams took a bit to get used to but they are now firmly entrenched with many.

So while the team goes up for sale it is most likely a lock to stay in St. Louis.   The arguments for any move to Los Angeles are simply pipe dreams.

If teams stayed put in their communities, living and dieing in that community that would be one reason for the Rams to return.  But while it happened in 1946 lets not forget that this used to be the Cleveland Rams. 

So as nice as it might be for some to imagine a return to the West Coast, time has passed that on. 

No, no matter what the Cleveland Expansion Browns and the Oakland/LA/Oakland Raiders say, you cannot go home again.

It would be foolish for any owner to give the team back to LA without a willingness on all parties in the government, community, and industry to support the team. 

So far at least two parts of that equation has been missing.  Until that is solved their will be no team in the near future for the city.

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